Re: [GSAS-Member] Tank Bred Shrimp

[haika@drizzle.com]

In one of my small 2.5 gallon tanks, I've got 7 shrimp....2 look like
males. So it's 5 females/2 males. How many are 'enough'?

Betty Goetz

> Do you have enough males?
>
>
>>From: haika@drizzle.com
>>Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
>>chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
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>>Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Tank Bred Shrimp
>>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:22:22 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>>Hmmmmm....I've got 5-7 in each tank. Maybe I'll consolidate two tanks and
>>see what happens. They DO develop egg saddles.
>>
>>Betty Goetz
>>
>> > Betty, one of my friends said the secret to having shrimp breed is to
>>have
>> > at least 10 shrimp.  I started with 12, and did nothing special other
>>than
>> > good waterchanges and a bit of salt in the water.  Mine have been
>>breeding
>> > like mad and I have TONS of shrimp.  I think I have at least 200 right
>> > now.
>> > Monica
>> >
>> >
>> >>From: haika@drizzle.com
>> >>Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
>> >>chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>> >>To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
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>> >>Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Tank Bred Shrimp
>> >>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:35:21 -0700 (PDT)
>> >>
>> >>And there's a yahoogroups list about fresh water shrimp that Frank
>> >>owns/moderates. I subscribe to that list. They've talked about lots of
>> >>different species! I'm still trying to get my red cherries to produce
>> >>babies! They grow, they develop egg saddles....but nothing beyond that
>> >>(sigh). I've tried marine salt, freshwater salt, they get Crab Cuisine
>> >>and/or flake food regularly plus the thread algae....still no little
>> >>shrimpies.
>> >>
>> >>Betty Goetz
>> >>
>> >> > I don't know, Susan, but there's a guy at www.Uniquaria.com who's
>> >>somehow
>> >> > associated with the New York Aquarium; his name is Frank Greco.  He
>> >>KNOWS
>> >> > HIS SHRIMP.  You might want to check there.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional.
>> >> >
>> >> > -- "Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >> > Does anyone know of other shrimp that will breed in aquariums as
>> >> easily
>> >>as
>> >> > the cherry shrimp? There is a Brazilian shrimp I was looking at,
>> >>Palaemon
>> >> > pantanal, and the Bumble Bee Shrimp, Caridina trifasciata, a nice
>> >> black
>> >> > and
>> >> > white shrimp. I can't find much on the web.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Susan
>> >> >
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